The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-29

plant for building and repairing cars aud
manufacturing nuts and bolts of all kinds
The policy of railroads as TO repairing Is
changing. Years ago they quit building
their locomotives Next they quit building
their freight cars. Now they find they can
have them repaired by private corporations
more cheaply than they can repair them
themselves Gen. Alexander says the rail-
roads have enough TO do TO keep their ears
running without having to watch large
force of workmen for repairs.
Covington Ga Enterprise: a CORE
spondent from Doraville sends us this item;
"Many of your readers remember hearing
one year ago of the little eighteen months
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs William A.
Chestnut, near this place, falling in the
well, a distance of sixty feet, and the mother
jumping in after it, getting it and keeping
il on top of twelve feet of water for near
half an hour, when they were drawn up
with little injury to either. On the morn
sing of Oct. 81 the same child, while playing
near the fire, fell into il and her her clothes
nearly all burned Off aud her body was also
\ badly burned. The mother being near
saved her child from second terrible
death"
The trustees have decided TO sell the Tub
man property, possibly the most desirable
in Augusta, consisting of the Tubman man
sion, the lot adjoining the office occupied by
John Jay Cohen, the adjoining store, the
office of Golden Rhind and James L. Jack
son, running through TO Reynolds street.
They will sell at pubic cutlery, on Dec. q.
The terms Of the sale are to be
one-tenth cash. the balance in
twenty years. in thirty-eight an
nual payments, with Z per cent. in
terest. 1t is rumored that the Commercial
Club will become the purchasers of the Tub
man mansion. 1t is their Intention, If they
purchase the property, to convert it into
the handsomest club house in the South,
Scott Davis little boy was bit by a snake,
at Lawrenceville, last Sunday evening He
and one or two other boys had gone over
about the negro church to get chestnuts.
and they saw something go into hole and
| supposed it was a ground squirrel. They
concluded to catch it, and were trying with
| a stick TO make il come out The hole be-
longed to tue snake, and it defended itself by
striking back. 1t bit Mr.. Davis son
through the thumb. He at once returned
home and DR.. Winn gave him prompt at
| tention, but the little fellow suffered ter
riby, the poison having taken considerable
effect before any antidote was applied. He
will probably recover. The snake was
about 3 feet long, and known as the rattle
snake pilot, one of the most poisonous
snakes of this country.
Columbus Enquirer: Policeman Cox was
at Montgomery to see Mr. and Mrs. Cleve-
land, and he returned a sorer and happier
man. Thousands took him TO be the Presi-
dent and heartily shook his hand. AT Pixies
road, when the train was in waiting for the
track to be cleared, the report got abroad
that Cleveland was on board, and Mr. Cox,
taken for the President, was borne out on
the shoulders of the men and placed on
passenger coach, and was loudly called on
for speech Mr.. Cox, fully equal to the
1 I "A
| tation of the President He dwelt at length
ON the material wealth of the South and the
rapid development of the same. He spoke
| of the hospitality of the Southern people,
and closed with fine eulogy on Alabama.
| After the speech he shook hands with the
crowd, boarded the train again, and was
soon speeding to Columbus. When he
reached the city his arm was so sore from
violent handshaking that he was unable to
go on duty.
Brunswick Advertiser and Appeal: We
call attention to the advertisement of Sa-
| vannah broker calling for city Of Bruins
! wick bonds. An opportunity is here offered
any one desiring to realize on their bonds
though the average holder is not over anx-
ious to part with them. They are capital
investment, paying per cent. interest, and
are quoted above par How different from
a few years ago, when the interest could
not be paid, the city was harassed with
suits and Judgments and the bond-holders
were sick of Brunswick and her bonds.
| But the bond compromise and settlement
| with her creditors, whereby the city's in
debtedneSs was reduced from over $500, 900
| to $4,000, the town commons property be-
ing accepted by the bondhoders in lieu of
the difference, placed us in a position to
meet our interest promptly, and our bonds
now float above par. A sinking fund of
81, 900 is also yearly paid into the hands of
commissioners to buy up and retire that
amount of bonds, provided same can be ad-
| vantageously purchased, but at the last call
for bonds no offers, if we mistake not. were
as low as par
Sylvania Telephone. On Tuesday even
ing of last week the train on the Sylvania
railroad was delayed in returning from
| Rocky Ford on account of defective work
ing of the pumps to the engine, which
caused stopping at various places along the
line between stations to get water into the
boiler, and it was long after dark before it
reached Sylvania. When the train was
somewhere between Waters station and the
Ogeechee Creek Mr. T. C. Moore, who was
formerly engineer on the road, got on and
asked to be put off at Waters station. The
bell line being detached and Conductor
Wells not having a lantern, having loaned
his to Engineer Meldrim, he could not sig
nal for the train to stop. Friend Tom
however, uttu no iued OF DclllR carried on TO
| Sylvania, and, without word to Conduc-
tor Wells as to his intention, went to the
front of the passenger coach, and when it
was Stacked in going down grade, just past
the station toward Sylvania, ne drew the
coupling pin out and ran back to the break,
put it on, stopped the coach, got off and dis
appeared in the dark. The engineer moved
on to Sylvania, without knowing that the
coach was left, and on account of the scar
city of water in the tank he was unable to
go back for the coach. Conductor Wells
had to lock up his express matter and ba G.
gage in the coach and lug the mail sacks
or pouches, about mile and half, and
Mr.. John Mercer one of our Oldest and best
citizens had to tramp it to town.
FLORIDA
A four-legged chicken has just been
Matched near Barlow.
Charles Netso. of Sanford, was robbed
last Monday night of Sl20.